Railways: Cowley

(asked on 1st June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to re-open the Cowley branch line in Oxford to passenger services.


This question was answered on 11th June 2018

The Government is working with local authorities and other partners in Oxfordshire to identify new rail projects that can unlock new housing and economic growth whilst offering good value for money.

As a first step the Chancellor provided the Department for Transport with £300,000 in the 2017 Autumn Statement to jointly fund with local stakeholders an Oxfordshire Rail Corridor study that will explore rail growth in the area and look at options for potential new services, stations and routes.

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